GEEK OUT! THE GIFTED – AN ACTION PACKED PILOT FOR THE NEW MUTANT SERIES

Expectations were predictably low for The Gifted, the latest Fox mutant TV series. Based on the synopsis, it appeared similar to Heroes and the first season of Agents of SHIELD. Thankfully, it exceeded our expectations!

Set in an ‘alternate timeline’ from the X-movies, The Gifted stars Stephen Moyer (True Blood) as Reed Strucker, a special prosecutor of young mutants, who have had to protect themselves from human persecution due to the disappearance of the X-Men and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

However, once Strucker and wife Caitlin (Amy Acker) discover that their children Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) and Andy (Percy Hinds White) have mutant (telekinetic) abilities, he has to contact the mutant underground to save his family.